This sounds interesting John but I would be curious what the real steamheads on the list say cheers ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Gibson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2007 2:35 AM Subject: {S-Scale List} FW: Blackstone drawbar for S scale - if you write
> Greetings list: > > I was catching up on some old messages and stumbled across this gem posted > on the Soundtraxx list. This would be an excellent product for those of > us > installing sound decoders in steam engines. It would sure make life > easier > if we could eliminate the wiring harness between the engine and tender - I > am thinking about the cab forward in particular, but I am sure there are > other worthy candidates too. > > So if this is a product that interests you, please do like I have and send > an email to Jeff at [EMAIL PROTECTED] requesting that the draw > bar be made in S. > > Please pass this message on the Sn3 group. > > Thank you, > > John Gibson > Rocklin, CA > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > John Gibson > Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2007 11:22 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Fwd: Blackstone drawbar was Soundtraxx-style connectors > > --- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Mark Kasprowicz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I visited Blackstone (Soundtraxx) yesterday and their drawbar which > gives mechanical and multiway electrical connection between loco and > tender will be available in the US in April (all things being > equal). > The first batch is almost sold out and in order to fire up a second > order Blackstone needs to know the numbers that they might sell. > When converting brass locos to DCC and Sound, this drawbar does away > with all the wires between tender and loco with one multiplug > connection which also doubles as the mechanical coupler between the > two. So it's 'goodbye' to that metal drawbar which lets us down > conductively on occasion. > Jeff at Blackstone and the person behind this and other projects > believes, and I would agree, that the drawbar would work in HOn3, > HO, > Sn3 and S but remember there is no guarantied fit other that the > Blackstone K-27 it was designed for. But with a little ingenuity and > patience my guess is that it has universal application in the > smaller > scales for anyone fitting DCC Sound. It beats the socks off all > those > dangling wires and miniature plugs and sockets and allows quick > coupling of the two without the use of tweezers. > So if you are interested please get in touch with Jeff at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Price will be about $17.00 but please check with them on this. > > If you are members of other groups who might benefit from this > information please pass it on. > > Mark Kasprowicz > > --- End forwarded message --- > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/S-Scale/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
